Chords for The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now
Tempo:
67.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[E]
[Em] [E] [Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em] [E] Well, I don't hate my parents.
I don't get drunk just to spite them.
I got my own reasons to drink now.
I think I'll call my dad up and invite him.
I can sleep in till noon any time I want.
Though there's not many days that I do.
[A] [E] Gotta get up and take on that world.
When you're an idol, it's no cliche, it's the truth.
[A] I'm an adult now.
[E] I'm an adult [Em] now.
I got the problems of an [A] adult.
I ain't no macho, but [E] I'm an [Em] adult.
[E]
[Em] [E] Why even look at young girls anymore?
People will think I'm some kind of pervert.
Adult sex is either boring or dirty.
Young people, they can get away with murder.
I don't write songs about girls anymore.
I have to write songs about women.
[A] [E] No more boy meets girl, boy loses girl.
More like man tries to understand what the hell went wrong.
[A] I'm an adult now.
[E] I'm an adult now.
[Em] [D] [C] I got the problems of an [A] adult.
[A] [E]
[G] [D] [E] I'm [G] [E] an adult now.
[G] [E] I can't take any more illicit drugs.
I can't afford any artificial joy.
I'd sure live like a fool, dead in a ditch somewhere with a mind full of chemicals like some cheese-eating high school boy.
[A] I'm an adult.
[E] I'm an adult.
[Em] [A] I got my shoulders.
[E] I'm an adult.
[Em] [E] [Em] [E]
[G] [A] [E]
[A]
[Em] [E] [Em]
[A] [A] [Em] [E]
[Em] [D] [E] Sometimes my head hurts.
Sometimes my stomach hurts.
And I guess that it won't be long.
Or I'm sitting in a room with a bunch of people whose necks and backs are aching.
Sight and hearing's fading.
We just can't seem to get up.
Speaking of hearing, I can't take too much loud music.
I mean, I like to play it, but I sure don't like that rattle.
[A] [E] Noise, but I can't hear anything.
Just guitars screaming, screaming, screaming.
Some guy screaming in a leather jacket.
[A] [E]
[Em] [D] [C] [A] [E]
[G] [A] [E] Yeah, I'm an
[Em] adult now.
I'm an [A] adult now.
I'm an [E] adult now.
[G] I'm an adult now.
[Bm] [E] I'm an adult [G] [Bm] now.
I'm [E]
[G] an adult now.
I'm an [E] adult now.
[G] [E]
[E]
[Em] [E] [Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em] [E] Well, I don't hate my parents.
I don't get drunk just to spite them.
I got my own reasons to drink now.
I think I'll call my dad up and invite him.
I can sleep in till noon any time I want.
Though there's not many days that I do.
[A] [E] Gotta get up and take on that world.
When you're an idol, it's no cliche, it's the truth.
[A] I'm an adult now.
[E] I'm an adult [Em] now.
I got the problems of an [A] adult.
I ain't no macho, but [E] I'm an [Em] adult.
[E]
[Em] [E] Why even look at young girls anymore?
People will think I'm some kind of pervert.
Adult sex is either boring or dirty.
Young people, they can get away with murder.
I don't write songs about girls anymore.
I have to write songs about women.
[A] [E] No more boy meets girl, boy loses girl.
More like man tries to understand what the hell went wrong.
[A] I'm an adult now.
[E] I'm an adult now.
[Em] [D] [C] I got the problems of an [A] adult.
[A] [E]
[G] [D] [E] I'm [G] [E] an adult now.
[G] [E] I can't take any more illicit drugs.
I can't afford any artificial joy.
I'd sure live like a fool, dead in a ditch somewhere with a mind full of chemicals like some cheese-eating high school boy.
[A] I'm an adult.
[E] I'm an adult.
[Em] [A] I got my shoulders.
[E] I'm an adult.
[Em] [E] [Em] [E]
[G] [A] [E]
[A]
[Em] [E] [Em]
[A] [A] [Em] [E]
[Em] [D] [E] Sometimes my head hurts.
Sometimes my stomach hurts.
And I guess that it won't be long.
Or I'm sitting in a room with a bunch of people whose necks and backs are aching.
Sight and hearing's fading.
We just can't seem to get up.
Speaking of hearing, I can't take too much loud music.
I mean, I like to play it, but I sure don't like that rattle.
[A] [E] Noise, but I can't hear anything.
Just guitars screaming, screaming, screaming.
Some guy screaming in a leather jacket.
[A] [E]
[Em] [D] [C] [A] [E]
[G] [A] [E] Yeah, I'm an
[Em] adult now.
I'm an [A] adult now.
I'm an [E] adult now.
[G] I'm an adult now.
[Bm] [E] I'm an adult [G] [Bm] now.
I'm [E]
[G] an adult now.
I'm an [E] adult now.
[G] [E]
Key:
E
A
Em
G
D
E
A
Em
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [E] Well, I don't hate my parents.
I don't get drunk just to spite them.
I got my own reasons to drink now.
I think I'll call my dad up and invite him.
I can sleep in till noon any time I want.
Though there's not many days that I do.
[A] _ [E] Gotta get up and take on that world.
When you're an idol, it's no cliche, it's the truth.
[A] I'm an adult now.
_ [E] I'm an adult [Em] now.
I got the problems of an [A] adult.
I ain't no macho, but [E] I'm an [Em] adult.
_ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] Why even look at young girls anymore?
People will think I'm some kind of pervert.
_ Adult sex is either boring or dirty.
Young people, they can get away with murder.
_ I don't write songs about girls anymore.
I have to write songs about women.
[A] _ [E] No more boy meets girl, boy loses girl.
More like man tries to understand what the hell went wrong.
[A] I'm an adult now.
_ [E] I'm an adult now.
[Em] _ [D] [C] I got the problems of an [A] adult.
[A] _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [D] [E] I'm _ [G] _ [E] an adult now.
[G] _ [E] I can't take any more illicit drugs.
I can't afford any artificial joy.
_ I'd sure live like a fool, dead in a ditch somewhere with a mind full of chemicals like some cheese-eating high school boy.
[A] I'm an adult.
_ [E] I'm an adult. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] I got my shoulders.
[E] I'm an adult. _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ [E] Sometimes my head hurts.
Sometimes my stomach hurts.
And I guess that it won't be long.
Or I'm sitting in a room with a bunch of people whose necks and backs are aching.
Sight and hearing's fading.
We just can't seem to get up.
Speaking of hearing, I can't take too much loud music.
I mean, I like to play it, but I sure don't like that rattle.
[A] _ [E] Noise, but I can't hear anything.
Just guitars screaming, screaming, screaming.
Some guy screaming in a leather jacket.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Yeah, I'm an _
[Em] _ adult now.
I'm an [A] adult now.
I'm an [E] adult now.
[G] I'm an adult now.
[Bm] [E] I'm an adult _ [G] [Bm] now.
I'm [E] _ _
[G] an adult now.
I'm an [E] adult now.
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [E] Well, I don't hate my parents.
I don't get drunk just to spite them.
I got my own reasons to drink now.
I think I'll call my dad up and invite him.
I can sleep in till noon any time I want.
Though there's not many days that I do.
[A] _ [E] Gotta get up and take on that world.
When you're an idol, it's no cliche, it's the truth.
[A] I'm an adult now.
_ [E] I'm an adult [Em] now.
I got the problems of an [A] adult.
I ain't no macho, but [E] I'm an [Em] adult.
_ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] Why even look at young girls anymore?
People will think I'm some kind of pervert.
_ Adult sex is either boring or dirty.
Young people, they can get away with murder.
_ I don't write songs about girls anymore.
I have to write songs about women.
[A] _ [E] No more boy meets girl, boy loses girl.
More like man tries to understand what the hell went wrong.
[A] I'm an adult now.
_ [E] I'm an adult now.
[Em] _ [D] [C] I got the problems of an [A] adult.
[A] _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [D] [E] I'm _ [G] _ [E] an adult now.
[G] _ [E] I can't take any more illicit drugs.
I can't afford any artificial joy.
_ I'd sure live like a fool, dead in a ditch somewhere with a mind full of chemicals like some cheese-eating high school boy.
[A] I'm an adult.
_ [E] I'm an adult. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] I got my shoulders.
[E] I'm an adult. _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ [E] Sometimes my head hurts.
Sometimes my stomach hurts.
And I guess that it won't be long.
Or I'm sitting in a room with a bunch of people whose necks and backs are aching.
Sight and hearing's fading.
We just can't seem to get up.
Speaking of hearing, I can't take too much loud music.
I mean, I like to play it, but I sure don't like that rattle.
[A] _ [E] Noise, but I can't hear anything.
Just guitars screaming, screaming, screaming.
Some guy screaming in a leather jacket.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Yeah, I'm an _
[Em] _ adult now.
I'm an [A] adult now.
I'm an [E] adult now.
[G] I'm an adult now.
[Bm] [E] I'm an adult _ [G] [Bm] now.
I'm [E] _ _
[G] an adult now.
I'm an [E] adult now.
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _